Kelli Parsons

Kelli Parsons brings deep experience driving growth, innovation and operational excellence to her role as CEO. A seasoned business, corporate affairs and marketing leader, Kelli aligns and mobilizes strategy across organizations and among stakeholders. She advises clients on reputation and resiliency, corporate and financial communication, regulatory and public affairs, litigation, business transformation and brand equity.

Before Avoq, Kelli served as global CEO of Hill & Knowlton and global chair of its advisory business, helping clients solve challenges and capitalize on opportunities at the intersection of corporate strategy and communication. During a decade as chief communication and marketing officer for Fortune 50 companies, she focused on value creation and protection during business and cultural transformations.

Kelli is actively involved in the progression of the communication and marketing profession and development of its future leaders. She is the immediate past chair of the Page board of trustees and a trustee of the Institute for Public Relations.

An avid traveler who has visited all 50 states, you will find Kelli and her husband, Scott, hiking the world’s peaks and valleys, watching a sunset at the beach or cheering on their hometown Kentucky Wildcats. Kelli aspires to one day be good at golf.